Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-10
SARAH, AGAIN.
THE Fam yERsusaDr AND thu LIT
9LE wAIrEa.
she assaults Elm Becar5s he Is Four
nisutes Late with
Lunch.

A New York telegram says: war
rant for assault and battery IL Likely to
he part OF tho welcome extended to
tie "divine Sarah" when she returns
from her Boston engagement next
week, and a nervous little Frenchman,
whose slender frame with its burden OF
pent-up anger and Indignation when
ever he talks Of his grievances, is to be
tho complainant. The Frenchnan's
name is Charles Stoll. He has been
employed rs waiter in the Hoffman
Bouse restaurant for some time past,
and he was given sole charge OF
Aadame's dining-table. Ston entered
upon his duties with considerable de-
gree Of enthusiasm.
BE had not gone far with them, how
ever, before he realized that Mme.
Eernhardt was used to having her
orders obeyed to the letter. In fact, ne
found the great artist 40 exacting in her
commands that life became burden to
bin, and every word she uttered was q
rev terror. Added TO this, and per-
haps in his eyes worse than this, there
we're no tips.
One Of the points on which Nine,
Rernhardt laid especial stress when sac
was ordering her meals was that they
should be served promptly at the hour
she set for them. II she fixed the time OF
servipgat 6 O'Clock she insisted that she
did not want the waiter to come stray
cling into the room at one minute past 8.
When Stoll finally got to learn this &C.
centricity he never failed to put in an
nrpearance minute or two beforehand,
and while this continued the entente
cOrGid,e between himself and Madame
yes maintained.
Last Saturday, however, after she
bad returned from her morning drive,
Nine. Bernhard sent for Stoll and told
him that she wanted lunch served ut l
o'clock. He assured her that it would
| he done.
But o'clock came, and there was no
lunch ON the table. Bernhardt was
seated there. patiently waiting, but no
Stoll. A minute licked away, and still
no lunch. Then two minutes dragged
.their weary length along, then third,
and finally fourth. Stoll rushed
almost breathless in the room just rs
the hands of the clock pointed to four
minutes past the hour.
But they had been moments of IA
| pidly-increasing wrath with his mis-
tress. Four minutes late The thought
maddened her so that she could not
control herself, and, rushing at the dali
lying Freedman, she knocked the tray
out of his hand.
The dishes went to the floor with a
crash. Then she seized him by the
car and pulled him about i'll a sort of a
yar-dance, which did not end until her
personal attendant succeeded in pacify-
ing her. Poor Stoll, frightened out Of
his wits by the unexpected onslaught,
made an attempt to pick up the SC IT.
tered pieces of china. This made the
ictrefs still more angry, and nov,
thoroughly worked into passion, she
ordered the waiter and everybody ont
OF the apartments. Stoll did not need
second bidding, but made his escape
Ct once.
Those who remained with Nine
Bernhsrdt, however, were unable to
induce her to order another lunch, and
at balf-past / she was driven 70 the Star
Theatre, where she played Chico
dora" Stoll was willing enough to re-
sign his post to another that evening
lie also concluded that it was best to
say nothing of his experience, and his
Interesting story was, therefore, re-
J earsed only for the ears of his en-
| : loyers. When he went to his home,
- l40west Twenty fifth street, however,
4 } is relatives told him thas he had missed
lhe opportunity Of his life for big
advertisement OF himself, and declared
ihat he should have had Nine. Bern
ardt arrested for assault and battery.
Before Stoll could make up his mind
to adopt this course his brilliant assail-
ant had departed for Boston. On Mon
day, however, Stoll and his relatives
consulted lawyer, and were told that
an action for assault ought to be begun
against Bernhard The waiter in
s.ructed him to do go at once, and the
lawyer only now awaits Nine. Bern
hardts return on the 18th instant to
Lave the warrant sworn out and served
On her.